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Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2008 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
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Date: 10/30/2008Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Floors or flooring materials
SHW WAS FOUND WITH LEAD AIR RIFLE GUN PELLETS, FEW SCATTERED ON FLOOR, AROUND HER- NONE IN HER MOUTH. DX: CONCERN FOR FB/ LEAD INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A BB FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Floors or flooring materials
CHILD FOUND IN BEDROOM WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF BB'S ON FLOOR. PT THREW UP 3 BB'S. SWALLOWED MORE. BB'S IN STOMACH. D:FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A BB. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Containers
@HOME GOT AHOLD AIR GUN PELLETS-OPENED CONTAINER & ATE 5 PELLETS 6MM LO NG-LEAD W/3-4 CM TAPER+COPPER BB BALLTIP, FB COLON REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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